#heartbird

Pictures of Heartbird I took during Entry 2 of my Teo-watching journey. Cropped versions of some of these under the cut.

Heartbird

This songbird Rahi is named for its heart-shaped chest armor which capsules a large heartlight inside. Matoran suggest the glow of a large heartlight is one of the ways a male Heartbird displays itself to a female.

Another way a Heartbird displays dominance - if not the most distinctive way - is its serenade it chirps. The Heartbird’s Serenade is known to cause anyone or anything to fall in love or have the urge to mate with the first person or thing they see. The song was originally meant for the species to use on each other, but their serenade is so strong that it causes other sentient creatures to feel the same urges the birds were meant to feel. 

Because anything is prone to its song, it causes a confusing mess between Matoran and Rahi because they are under the Heartbird’s spell. The only remedy for its spell is a potion made from a Rubee’s Blood Honey (coming soon), Heartberry Blossom treesap (tree seen above), and water (for easy flow during consumption).

Because of how well-known this bird is for causing fertility in most Rahi and affection in sapient beings like Matoran, it is celebrated as the initiation of Fertility Season, when the weather warms up and flowers begin to bloom. Its celebration is initiated as soon as the bird emerge from migration, and is called the Heartbird’s Serenade, in which De-Matoran are inspired to Serenade mates with music from their heart.

Heartbirds reside in Bo- and De-Wari of Zakara and in forests of Duanja, any region containing Heartberry Blossoms.

Lifespan: 3,000-5,000 years

Diet: Omnivore (Worms, Larvae, Grass, Berries, Nuts, Seeds)

Habitat: Forests and suburban regions (like parks)

Representative Element: Sonics, Plantlife

Conservation Status: Least Concern